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Persecution of Disciples

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations[a] because of my name.[b] 10 Then many will be led into sin,[c] and they will betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive[d] many, 12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved.[e] 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations,[f] and then the end will come.

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  1. Matthew 24:9 tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “nations” or “Gentiles”).
  2. Matthew 24:9 sn See Matt 5:10-12; 1 Cor 1:25-31.
  3. Matthew 24:10 tn Or “many will fall away.” This could also refer to apostasy.
  4. Matthew 24:11 tn Or “and lead many astray.”
  5. Matthew 24:13 sn But the person who endures to the end will be saved. Jesus was not claiming here that salvation is by works. He was simply arguing that genuine faith evidences itself in persistence through even the worst of trials.
  6. Matthew 24:14 tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “nations” or “Gentiles”).

Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then shall many stumble, and shall [a]deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. 12 And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold. 13 But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And [b]this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole [c]world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:10 See 10:4.
  2. Matthew 24:14 Or, these good tidings
  3. Matthew 24:14 Greek inhabited earth.